Teaching Down syndrome

What’s a Mother To Do? Okay, you’re all too young to remember that iconic commercial which ends in “What’s a mother to do?” But really, what’s a [...]

Let’s Dream: The Ideal Reading Support I’m going to dream here for a minute. I hope you can take this dream and morph it into a reality for your child, or as close to it as possible. [...]

The Fast Flash Method Some time ago I wrote a blog about the Fast Flash Method of teaching sight words to our kids with Down syndrome. You can follow that link to remind yourself of the finer [...]

Why Not? What’s Wrong? In the ordinary case of a child/teen/adult with Down syndrome who hasn’t learned to read, you’ll typically see this scenario: may have started off pretty [...]

Bringing the Best of the Conference to You If you couldn’t attend the DSEI Conference in California this month–or even if you did!–here are some teaching gems from my notes. I [...]

DSEI Conference Saturday I spent the day soaking up Sue Buckley’s wisdom in Irvine, CA, at the Down Syndrome Education International Conference. I have a yoga chant CD that repeats the [...]

Simplify, Simplify So often we make the reading task difficult for young brains. We don’t even realize we’re doing it, but we are. We put preliminary roadblocks, detours, and potholes [...]

Dual Diagnosis: Double Whammy Teaching reading to a child with both Down syndrome and autism/ASD is a complex subject, and that of course is an understatement. Over the years, I’ve taught [...]

Three Guidelines That Won’t Fail You When we set out to teach anything to our children/teens/adults with Down syndrome, there are three guidelines that will serve you well. 1. Size Does [...]

Last weekend I had the fun of giving reading workshops for The 21 Club in New Hartford, NY, and as usual I ended the day with a hands-on workshop for modifying trade books. I can’t [...]